1 tn Heb “I, myself, said.” See note on “I thought that she might come back to me” in 3:7.
2 tn Heb “How I would place you among the sons.” Israel appears to be addressed here contextually as the
sn The imagery here appears to be that of treating the wife as an equal heir with the sons and of giving her the best piece of property.
3 tn The words “What a joy it would be for me to” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied in the parallel structure.
4 tn Heb “the most beautiful heritage among the nations.”
5 tn Heb “my father.”
6 tn Heb “turn back from [following] after me.”